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institutionalization /in·sti·tu·tion·al·iza·tion/ (in-stĭ-too″shun-al-ĭ-za´shun)

1. commitment of a patient to a health care facility for treatment, often psychiatric.

2. in patients hospitalized for a long period, the development of excessive dependency on the institution and its routines.

institutionalization [in″stĭ-too″shun-al″ĭ-za´shun]

1. commitment of a patient to a health care facility for treatment, often psychiatric.

2. in patients hospitalized for a long period, the development of excessive dependency on the institution and its routines, with diminishing of the will to function independently.

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